The north bank of the city's Qiu River.

Fu Youde saw that Li Jin and the three of them returned safe and sound, and his heart that had been hanging slowly let go.

Seeing Li Jin walking towards this side, Fu Youde also stepped forward and asked:

"Master Li, how are things going?"

"Then the people of Annan have any difficulties for you?"

Li Jin shook his head and said with a little disdain:

"Just with the small country of Annan, they don't dare to embarrass us."

"Not only that, but I also told them that soon our Ming Dynasty will have an army of 500,000 to overwhelm the border, and it will completely wipe out the south."

"Let them wash their necks and wait to be slaughtered."

Fu Youde was stunned when he heard this, and said:

"My lord, where do we have an army of 500,000?"

"These 100,000 troops were all mobilized without the emperor's knowledge, where are there 500,000?"

"Isn't there a fraud?"

Li Jin smiled and explained as he walked inside:

"It's true that we don't have 500,000, but it's a real thing to completely wipe out Ping'annan."

"The small country of Annan is dying, there is no need to be afraid!"

The more Fu Youde listened, the more confused he became, and his face was full of puzzlement:

"But now we have a problem even crossing the river, how can we swing Ping'annan?"

"What's more, there are still 150,000 troops in Annan, if they really wipe out their entire army, it will take some effort."

Fu Youde couldn't figure it out no matter what he thought.

Li Jin didn't explain much, but said meaningfully:

"Don't worry, things will turn around soon."

Then he asked:

"Did you find the Artemisia annua you were looking for?"

Fu Youde nodded:

"I found it, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou are everywhere this kind of thing, I have already asked people to collect it, but my lord, what is the use of this Artemisia annua?"

Li Jin said with a serious expression:

"This kind of thing is very important, it is related to the life and death of our army's 100,000 troops, and we must not be careless."

"When things arrive, you'll know what's going on."

Now that there is nothing there, he says no amount of more will help.

Seeing Li Jin like this, Fu Youde did not continue to ask.

After the two of them walked into the tent and sat down.

Only then did Fu Youde tell Li Jin about the problems that had arisen in the army in the past few days:

"My lord, now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the forest is full of miasma, and there are many people vomiting and diarrhea in the army, and if it is not treated, I am afraid that there will be a plague."

Hearing that it was a plague, Li Jin couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect this plague to come so soon, and now the thing to suppress it has not yet arrived.

Plague is one of the most troublesome diseases, it spreads quickly and widely, and if it is not suppressed quickly, more people will die.

Especially in this backward ancient period, the medical environment was very poor, and there were many human factors, which led to a great increase in mortality.

The mere mention of the plague makes everyone panic.

If there is a real outbreak of the plague, it will definitely cause the morale of the entire army to be weakened and the number of troops will be greatly reduced.

Now it is still a special period, thinking of this, Li Jin's brain is spinning rapidly, combined with the experience of his previous life, and arranges in an orderly manner:

"Gather all those who vomit and diarrhea together for treatment, ordinary soldiers should not approach these patients, let the doctor do his best to heal, everyone must take good precautions, do not drink raw water, must be boiled before drinking."

Fu Youde was stunned when he heard Li Jin's novel arrangement, and couldn't help but ask:

"Does that work?"

"It's useful or not, you'll know when your Artemisia annua arrives."

Speaking of Artemisia annua, Li Jin did not forget to urge again:

"The matter of Artemisia annua will be dealt with as soon as possible, and the life and death of the soldier are in your hands."

Seeing that Li Jin said so solemnly, Fu Youde didn't say anything more, but just sent several heralds, asking these people to urge the rear personnel to send Artemisia annua to the front line as soon as possible.

Although he didn't understand the role of this Artemisia annua, as long as it was arranged by Li Jin, it would always make sense, and after so many days of getting along, Fu Youde was still more convinced of Li Jin!

...

On the dragon boat, after Li Jin left, the king and the ministers of civil and military affairs of Annan were all lost and at a loss.

They also listened to what Li Jin said, and because of this, the more they thought about it, the more panicked they became.

500,000 troops!!

That's the 500,000 army of the Ming Dynasty, you know, Annan poured the whole country into the strength of the whole country to come up with this 150,000 army, and the 500,000 army is simply a disaster for them.

Chen Zheping's gaze couldn't help but sweep towards these courtiers in Annan, as if he remembered something again, and his eyes, which were still a little bright just now, suddenly turned gray.

Thinking of this, Chen Zheping suddenly felt exhausted in his heart, although he was the king, he had no power.

Chen Zheping's eyes were on Hu Jichen, and he asked directly:

"Hu Aiqing, what do you think is good?"

"If the Ming Dynasty really sends 500,000 troops south, I'm afraid that our Annan Kingdom will really turn into powder."

Compared with the frightened faces of other ministers, Hu Jichen said confidently:

"The king doesn't have to worry, that person is obviously bluffing, if the Ming Dynasty really has an army of 500,000 going south, what else will he talk to us? Just call it. ”

"But now, the Ming army is standing still, and I am sure that the Ming army will definitely not have so many troops to attack my Annan country."

"Hmph, this is just the trick of that little white face, he just wants to deceive us, make us all believe the truth, and then be afraid, forcing us to give them 10 million taels of silver!"

Hearing Hu Jichen's words, Chen Zheping did not agree, he was worried:

"Even if we don't have it now, if we anger the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Emperor really sends 500,000 troops, how should we deal with it?"

"In my opinion, it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, let's find the Ming army to reconcile as soon as possible."

And its little Annan doesn't dare to be tough with Da Ming, which is like eggs and stones, which will shatter when touched!

Hearing this, Hu Jichen's face suddenly became very ugly, but before he could speak, the minister of civil and military affairs next to him had already agreed:

"The king's words, it is true, thinking about the military power of the Ming Dynasty, we Annan alone are not their opponents."

"Yes, don't say that they won't have an army of 500,000 coming, then the two countries are really fighting, can the Ming Emperor be kind to us in Annam? You've got to die before you can stop! ”

"If that's the case, Prime Minister, why don't you just listen to the king's will and find the Ming army to reconcile?"

"Prime Minister, now is a critical moment for the two countries, the general has put down his words, let's agree, reconciliation can be done without casualties."

"Our Annan country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, if they want to do anything to us, we have no strength to fight back, and now that general has given us a chance, Prime Minister, let's seize it, so that Annan can also go on peacefully!"

The others nodded approvingly and echoed:

"Yes, yes, reconcile!"

“……”

Hu Jichen saw that all the officials said this, and even his minions were a little frightened, and in desperation, he could only say:

"In that case, let's continue to negotiate with the Ming army."

"Ten million taels of silver is impossible, let's discuss the specific amount of compensation, and then go to negotiate with the Ming army."

"This part of the silver will be deducted from the wealth of your hundred officials and the king's inner treasury, and on this occasion of life and death, we should fight together against the enemy and tide over the difficulties together."

Baiguan was naturally unwilling, but he didn't dare to complain, and Chen Zheping didn't want to pay even more, but seeing Hu Jichen's cold eyes, he finally closed his mouth obediently.

After all, compared with silver and one's own life, there is no need to think about it, of course it is the latter.

Someone asked:

"I don't know, how much silver is appropriate for them?"

"If it's too little, I'm afraid that Da Ming will not agree, but it will cause their anger, and at that time, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"

The others nodded their heads as well.

Everyone's eyes were on Hu Jichen, because only after he finalized the amount did they take out the money.

Chen Zheping also looked at Hu Jichen on the side, and asked:

"Hu Aiqing thinks how much silver is appropriate?"

Hearing this, Hu Jichen glanced at Chen Zheping, and then said:

"We can't take out too much, and your money is not blown by the wind, not to mention..."

Speaking of this, Hu Jichen paused, and everyone looked at him, waiting for his next step.

Hu Jichen looked impatient and said:

"What's more, Da Ming is here to attack us, what to do for the enemy."

"In my opinion, it is enough to give them three million taels of silver!"

Just the three million taels of silver, Hu Jichen didn't want to give a penny.

A minister suddenly spoke:

"Three million taels, will it be a little less?"

After all, Da Ming opened his mouth to be 10 million taels of silver, and the gap between them is not a big one!

"And how much more do you want to give?"

Hu Jichen's tone was very unkind, he looked at the minister who had just spoken, his eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a cold voice:

"Of course, if you really want to give Daming more silver, it's not impossible, you can make up for the rest of the silver yourself!"

Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads, and the minister who spoke just now also bowed his head like an ostrich, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Whoever talks about this is going to die, and they don't want to hit the knife.

After Hu Jichen's final finalization and the unanimous consent of everyone, Annan decided to give three million taels of silver to Daming as an apology, and then the envoy set off again.